This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) Transition to Operations Support for the Ship Operations department at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) Transition to Operations Support is a student position to assist the RCRV Data presence, Engineering Support Center (R-DESC) with support in shipping, inventory, property management, sensor and cyber system packing and preparation for vessel installation. The RCRV project is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded three-ship acquisition, outfitting and testing for general purpose oceanographic research focused on the coastal ocean.

The RCRVs are 199’6”, 3300bhp Diesel-electric, highly flexible and highly maneuverable oceanographic research ships. They will be modern, well-equipped vessels for essential coastal ocean research in regions of the continental United States and Alaska. The vessels will serve as cost-effective platforms for multi-disciplinary ocean observations, sampling, and process studies; as platforms for training future scientists, engineers, and educators; and for information sharing and public outreach about the basic sciences as well as national security and coastal community development and socioeconomics.

Each vessel will be located and operated by an Operating Institution (OI) for each oceanographic region of the United States. OI1 will be OSU in the Pacific region, OI2 will be the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium led by the University of Rhode Island for the Atlantic Region, and the Gulf-Caribbean Oceanographic Consortium for the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean region. All systems will need to be flexible to accommodate the operations in the diversity of all these regions.

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Critical Thinking, Professionalism, Technology, and Career & Self-Development.

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

For additional information please contact: Daryl Swensen at daryl.swensen@oregonstate.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.